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Interesting proposition though; can Google's search algorithm's ranking be construed as libel or something legal like that? Has anyone ever sued Google for lost business, and won?

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The strongest case for lost business due to Google (it was Maps though, not search) that I'm aware of was: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2014/jul/08/restaurant.... Unsure what the outcome was.

I do recall SEO/Ad spammers have sued Google, but they lost.

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